Plant City police Officer
Matthew Combs resigned Tuesday. He was arrested Sunday on a domestic battery
charge. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
By Dave Nicholson
PLANT CITY A veteran police
officer has resigned following his Sunday arrest on a domestic violence charge.
Officer Matthew Combs submitted
his resignation Tuesday afternoon to acting Police Chief John Borders. Combs
had been on administrative leave without pay since his arrest, police Sgt. Tray
Towles said.
Combs, 39, was arrested early
Sunday by Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputies on a charge of domestic
violence battery, officials said. He was released from jail Monday without having
to post bail, records show.
Combs was originally hired as a
Plant City police officer in September 2002. He resigned in January 2004 and
was rehired June 2005.
